Luis Roberto Scholtz

1866 - 1935  (69 years)

• Name	Luis Roberto Scholtz  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	18 Feb 1866	La Guaira, Venezuela
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Luis was one of the founders of the first radio station in Venezuela in 1926. The following is from radiodx.com and is copyright of Ragusa Media Group, PO Box 14339, Wellington, New Zealand: This year marks the 77 years of the issuing of the first official license to install a radio station in Venezuela; this first license was granted by the Ministry of Public Works and Economy the 25 of September, 1925, to Mr. Arturo Santana and Mr. Luis Scholtz, who founded "Arturo Santana, Scholtz & Company" with the purpose of operating the "Empresa Venezolana de Radiotelefonía"; it was Mr. Alfredo Muller who had the honor of being the first official announcer of this station, thus becoming the first ever radio announcer in Venezuela. This license not only gave them the exclusive rights to broadcast, but also the exclusive rights for the commercialization of the receivers. Friday, April 2, 1926, arrived at the port of La Guaira from New York the equipment for the first Venezuelan radio station. This first station was called AYRE Broadcasting, their studios were located in a building in the corner of El Tejar, and the antenna and the transmitter in a lot nearby the bullring the "Nuevo Circo", not to far from the Bolivar square in Caracas. AYRE began its transmissions the night of May 23, 1926. The newspaper El Universal, in its edition of May 24, 1926, depicts its inauguration as: "The Station AYRE Central Broadcasting of Caracas, inaugurated last night, was constructed by the powerful American company Western and its reach is of 2,000 miles, it is moved by two electrical motors, its power is of 12 horses. Its height is 65 meters". Thanks to the technical capacity of Mr. Luis Scholtz, AYRE was as good as any of the best stations of its time; the station consisted of a transmitters made by the Western Electric and towers of 65 meters height to support the antenna. Some historical reviews indicate that its power was 1 Kilowatt, but if what was published by the newspaper El Universal is correct, and its power was 12 horses, then its actual power was + - 9 Kilowatt (12 HP multiplied by the conversion factor that is 746). Unfortunately this station was in the air a very short time; the dictator of the moment, General Juan Vicente Gomez, did not see Mr. Arturo Santana with very good eyes, Santana was also a colonel in the Venezuelan army and aide-de-camp of his older son, General Jose Vicente Gomez, who was exiled in Switzerland for political reasons; and taking advantage of the serious political turmoil of April 7, 1928, when two military bases in Caracas revolt and a military conspiracy starts up, in which also some university leaders who in the end would finish jailed participated, Gomez, adducing reasons of "state security", ordered the closing of the station, this action marked the end of the first chapter of the broadcasting history in Venezuela. AYRE was born thanks to the political influence of Colonel Santana, and is this same political influence what determine its closing.
  Died	21 Nov 1935	Brooklyn, New York   [6]
  	Age 69 at death.
  Person ID	I301	Our Family
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Johan Cristafel Scholtz,   b. 23 Jan 1837, Curaçao ,   d. 26 Jul 1905, Caracas, Venezuela  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Obdulia Roldán,   b. 20 Jul 1841, Venezuela ,   d. 2 May 1916, Caracas, Venezuela  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1 May 1858	Venezuela
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Avelina Patcheco,   b. Abt 1873, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 22 Jan 1946  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1892
  Children	1. John Christopher Scholtz, I,   b. 25 Mar 1893, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 9 Dec 1976, Broward County, Florida  (Age 83 years)   2. Maria Luisa Scholtz,   b. 7 Jul 1897, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 25 Jul 1960  (Age 63 years)   3. Luisa Margarita Scholtz,   b. 11 Oct 1899, Caracas, Venezuela   4. Victor Manuel Scholtz,   b. 27 Jul 1900, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 24 Apr 1968  (Age 67 years)   5. Olga Marie Scholtz,   b. 9 Sep 1903, Caracas, Venezuela ,   d. 2 Jul 2006, Youngtown, Arizona  (Age 102 years)
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Feb 1866 - La Guaira, Venezuela Died - 21 Nov 1935 - Brooklyn, New York  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Luis Robeto Scholtz

  
  

  Histories

  Scholtz Family Photo Album

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Tradition (Reliability: 0). [S57] Scholtz, Passenger List Index (Reliability: 0). [S213] Muller, Roger - Notes from. [S230] Scholtz, Luis 1920 Census. [S484] Alfredo Scholtz Journal, Alfredo Scholtz. [S328] Death Record. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WRH-SG6 : 20 March 2015), Luis R Scholtz, 21 Nov 1935; citing Death, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,079,656.